Like Most People I Like … " APPLAUSE "
But NOT From Those Whose Conscience Gnaws ...
Away At … " Them " … !!!!! …
Who Do It …
Just To Fit and Blend ...
With Those Who LIKE …
The Words I Write … !!!!
So Listen Up …
If You Don't Like My Spoken Words …
Or Those I Write …
Do What's Right DON'T Applaud … !!!
TRUST ME That's FINE … !!!!!
Don't Give FALSE Cheers …
Let's Get THIS CLEAR … !!!
I DON'T Believe In False Veneers …
Cos' Those With Them Are Quick To … " SNEER " … !!!!!
I've Seen It Done A Thousand Times … !!!!!
This Seems To Be A … " Part of Life " … ?
Don't Applaud Just To Be Nice … ?!?
Or Even WORSE To Be ... " Polite " ... !!!!!
Polite Can Mean A Number of Things …
Like … TACTFUL Yes … !!!
Which May Mean That ...
They're NOT Impressed ...
And Say … " NICE Things " …
That ... WON'T Upset … !!!
"Oh dear, that sounds like most poets !
Those who are, yes, self-obsessed !"
Many of Them When They Applaud …
Are Simply This … Applauding FRAUDS … !!!!!!
Who … HATE To See Good Poetry ...
Cos' This Could Mean ...
The END of Their DELUDED Dreams … !!!!!
This … Of Course …
Could Include … ME … ?!?
I'm Afraid NOT ………. !!!!!!
If Your Words Do NOT Impress …
I'll Tell You STRAIGHT … !!!!!
"You need to change professions mate !!!"
But If I Like The Things You Write ... ?
I'll Try To Quote Some of Your Lines …
But If I Can't Don't Be Surprised … !!!
It's Hard Enough Remembering MINE … !!!!!!!!!
The Key Thing Is I Think You'll Find …
I'll Give Applause …
But NOT Like Those Mentioned Before …. !!!
Whose FAKE Applause ... Should Be Ignored …
Their Actions YES I Do ABHOR ... !!!
Cos' ALL They Do Is Keep ... DUD Scores … !!!
And Call For Those Whose Form of Prose …
Will Stunt The Growth of Shows They Host.
Lyrical Woes ...
You Know They Go …
So … TERRIBLY Low … !!!!!
Like Those Who Clap Within A ... " Claque " ... !!!!!
"A hired body of applauders, in a theatre"
Like Those Who Go To … " Farrago Slams " …
Or Probably Those That Go To … " The Cellar " …
**** .....
Applauding FRAUDS Are EVERYWHERE Man … !!!!!
Even …. " Unplugged " …..
Becomes A SHAM …
When False Applause …
Is What's Asked For … ?!?
Words Like Those ...
Will ROCK Some Jaws … !!!
And Won't Get Me …
Inside ... " Their Clique " …
Or Their Shows … !!!
" Oh, What a BLOW !!!!! "
I Guess My Prose Just Does Not Get Enough APPLAUSE …
For Them To Give My Words … " The Call " … !!!
EXCUSES Yes ...
I've Heard Them ALL … !!!!!
" Too Black !!! "
" Too Tall !!! "
" I'm waiting for Virgil to call at my event,
and watch the people, I present !"
And THIS Of Course …
"Virge doesn't make people applaud !"
That's NOT What Poets Are Here For … !?!
Spoken Words Or … Other Sorts …
Those Like Me Provoke DEEP THOUGHT …
And DO NOT WANT CONTRIVED Applause … !!!!!
There's Still A Few Who Share My View …
And CLEARLY Do Have STRONG BELIEFS … !!!!
About How Poetry SHOULD BE ….. !!!!!!!!
Sometimes It NEEDS TO BE ANGRY ...
And Should Reflect ... " REALITY " … !!!!!
It Should Be Sweet And Flow With Beats ...
That's HIP HOP ... !!!!!
And NOW WE KNOW The Youth RESPECT …
Poets Who ROCK … !!!
Promoters Should WATCH …
They Might Be SHOCKED … !!!
Poetry NEEDS Controversy … !!!
And This Will Bring BIG CASH Money … !!!!!
From Simple Use of Fluent Speech … !!!
But Let Me Guess … !?!
They've Got The BEST … !!!
Within The UK's Poetry Scene ….. !!!!!!
How Can This Be … !?!
What NO … " Big V " … !!!
Sorry … " BIG VIRGE " ...
A Man With TRULY Conscious Words … !!!!
They Know It's True … !!!!
And Yet They Choose ….
To …................................................. Ignore Me ……
They're Being RUDE … !!!!!
So Words Like These Are Just To PROVE …
I'm Watching YES They're Every Move … !!!!!
I'm Sure They Think I'm NOT That Great … !!!
But Listen Close They've Made Mistakes … !!!!!
My Hearing's FINE … !!!!!
There Have Been Times I've Heard Them Try …
To Act As Though They Like The Way My Wordplay's Styled ...
But Still Won't Have My Name … " Headlined " …
If That's The Way They Are Inclined …
It's NOT A Stress … !!!
They Can Bring Their BEST …
And I'll ... Take The TEST … !!!!
Let's ...
START The WAR … !!!
Cos' Now I'm SORE … !!!
And Think It's Time To … HOT UP Floors …
And See Which Names Bring In The Hoards … !!!
That's The Way To YES … Keep Score … !!!!!
And STOP This Phoney …. FAKE …
........... " Applause " ….........
Written back when I used to perform at poetry events in London, with all the Bourgeoise, Clique-Filled breeds of London's Poetry Society Fraternities. its all good though now folks, i'm not so sore anymore … !!!
